Currawong Child Care Centre
RG Casey Building, 41 Sydney Ave, Barton ACT 2600
Currawong Child Care Centre is a long day care centre in Barton ACT 2600, run by YWCA Canberra. It is approved for 92 children. It opens 7:30am to 6:00pm on weekdays. It is rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard, last assessed July 2025. It is one of 5 services in Barton; 2 of them are rated Exceeding the National Quality Standard or Excellent.
Quick facts
- Approved places
- 92
- Service type
- Long day care
- Approved since
- 01/01/2012
- Last assessed
- July 2025
Services offered
- Long day care
Contact & location
- RG Casey Building, 41 Sydney Ave, Barton ACT 2600
- 02 6273 5911
Opening hours
- Monday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Tuesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Wednesday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Thursday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Friday
- 7:30am to 6:00pm
- Saturday
- Closed
- Sunday
- Closed
Fees and vacancies
Currawong Child Care Centre sets its own fees, and kid.com.au does not hold them. Long day care in Australian Capital Territory averaged $16.50 an hour in the June quarter 2026, before the Child Care Subsidy. Services report their current fees and vacancies on StartingBlocks.gov.au, or you can call and ask.
Rating history
- Previous
- Current (Jun 2019)
This service improved from Working Towards to Exceeding
Quality area ratings
| CurrentJun 2019 | PreviousMar 2019 | |
|---|---|---|
| QA1Educational program & practice | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA2Children's health & safety | Meeting | Meeting |
| QA3Physical environment | Exceeding | Working Towards |
| QA4Staffing arrangements | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA5Relationships with children | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA6Partnerships with families & communities | Exceeding | Exceeding |
| QA7Governance & leadership | Meeting | Meeting |
| Overall | Exceeding | Working Towards |
Nearby in Barton
- Goodstart Early Learning Barton 88 places Long day care
- Guardian Childcare & Education Barton 71 places Long day care
- Papilio Early Learning Barton 65 places Long day care
- Telopea Park P&C School Age Care Program 200 places Outside school hours care
Service details, ratings and hours: ACECQA National Registers, export of 29 October 2026. Average fees: Department of Education, Child Care Subsidy data report, June quarter 2026. Locations are suburb centres. Confirm fees, hours and vacancies with the service. About this data.
About Barton
ABS Census 2021 data
- Population
- 1,946
- Median age
- 39
- Household income /wk
- $2,462
- Median rent /wk
- $525
- Avg household size
- 1.7